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Lawsuits Filed as Hepatitis A Outbreak Reaches Seven U.S. States

A
hepatitis A outbreak has been traced to Townsend Farms frozen berries sold at
Costco and Harrison Teeter stores. According
to NBC News, over 60 people in seven U.S. states have been infected with
hepatitis A due to contaminated Organic Antioxidant Blend of frozen berries.
Reports of the illness began to surface on April 29, affecting victims between
the ages of two and 71. At least 11 of those infected have been
hospitalized.

One
of those hospitalized was 51-year-old Lynda Brackenridge, who has filed a
lawsuit against Townsend Farms and Costco, where she purchased the Organic
Antioxidant Blend of frozen berries. Brackenridge, a resident of Lakewood,
California, began to experience symptoms of the contagious liver disease on May
22. It started with fatigue, chills and loss of appetite, which then grew into
more pronounced symptoms like vomiting, darkened urine, and yellowing of the skin
and eyes a few days later. She checked into a hospital where physicians told
her she had severe liver inflammation. After being transferred to Long Beach
Memorial Hospital, her doctors confirmed that Brackenridge had been infected
with hepatitis A.

"It's
very scary that this can happen to anyone," Brackenridge told reporters
from her hospital bed. She is seeking unspecified damages in her lawsuit
against Townsend Farms and Costco. The thrust behind the lawsuit, she says, is
to increase regulations on food companies. "Hopefully bringing attention
to it like this will prevent something like this from happening."

Several
other people have also filed claims against Townsend Farms and Costco. Others
that ate the frozen berries and subsequently got hepatitis A shots are poised
to join a class action lawsuit. If you have the Organic Antioxidant Blend of
frozen berries in your freezer, discard them immediately and contact Townsend
Farms at (800) 875-5291.

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